| Vegetarian cooking can be a delight if you know | | | | sure you have in hand a set of recipes for the week |
| what to prepare. There are several ways to come | | | | or an easy vegetarian recipe book. Of course, the |
| up with easy vegetarian meals for the busy | | | | easiest meal would be salads. Simply toss some |
| vegetarian. More importantly though, there are simple | | | | greens, nuts, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes and |
| things you need to remember to come up with quick | | | | cheese and you have you'll always have easy |
| meals. | | | | vegetarian meals. You might also want to have an |
| Complete Stocks | | | | occasional raw day when you just have to blend |
| Stock up on vegetarian food that your family can | | | | some fruits and vegetables for a satisfying meal. It |
| eat. Always make sure that your grocery list contains | | | | would be a great idea though to increase the |
| different kinds of grains, cereals, pastas, pita bread, | | | | appetite boost of a good salad with some soup or an |
| whole wheat breads, fruits and vegetables as well as | | | | easy to cook pot meal like chili peppers and beans. |
| some extras like spices. As an added tip, you might | | | | Leftovers |
| want to repack some of your veggies ahead of time | | | | Yes, that's right; you need leftovers for your easy |
| especially peas, corn and beans into serving packs. | | | | vegetarian meals. Bread, potatoes, rice, carrots, |
| This way you just have to grab pre packed veggies | | | | quinoa, beans and different kinds of soup are some |
| for the right number of servings for salads and | | | | of the items that freeze well. When cooking for the |
| recipes | | | | day's meal, simply cook a double serving, freeze the |
| Instants | | | | extra and then heat for another day. If you're family |
| Not all vegetarians would agree with stocking up on | | | | members are not picky eaters, then you can always |
| ready to cook preparations from the grocery. It is | | | | inform them ahead of time that some days in a |
| true that fresh is almost always best. If you are | | | | week are designated leftover days. |
| really in a hurry though, you and your family might | | | | Plan |
| just benefit from an occasional instant meal. There | | | | Planning is always half the work done. Take a few |
| are lots of easy vegetarian meals that you just need | | | | minutes off on a weekend to draft a complete |
| to pop in an oven. Examples would be veggie burger | | | | weekly plan for all your meals so that you would at |
| patties and frozen veggie pizzas. | | | | least know exactly what you need to shop for. |
| For freshly-cooked easy veggie meals, you can | | | | Help |
| always opt for oven-ready lasagna noodles, canned | | | | Don't be afraid to ask for help and learn new things. |
| beans, tortillas, bottled pickles and ready-made | | | | Spend some time every month to brush up on new |
| sauces. | | | | meal ideas from cookbooks or online vegetarian sites |
| Simple Recipes | | | | for new creative ways to prepare easy meals. |
| For those who can't resist the urge of cooking, make | | | | |